Outspoken Doug Ford predicted he probably wouldn’t make it through his first radio show without saying something to get him kicked off the air.

But both Rob and Doug Ford made it through their debut hosting Newstalk 1010’s The City Sunday afternoon without a single gaffe, all while hammering away at the administration’s agenda to build subways.

The two-hour debut was almost entirely devoted to pushing the Sheppard subway expansion, with a few brief detours into hockey — Wendel Clark was a call-in guest — the Oscars and upcoming events in the city. Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti made a brief cameo to reaffirm his ward’s support of the mayor, and Brother David from the Good Shepherd also spoke briefly about his organization and the plight of the homeless.

A number of callers praised Ford for his work so far and thanked him for supporting underground transit expansion. The only unfriendly speaker was “Chris from Toronto,” who pressed the mayor on his comment that council’s recent transit vote in favour of light rail was “irrelevant.”

“What I was saying is the Eglinton project is a provincial project — obviously everything we do at council is important. But it’s a provincial project. So when I got elected (light-rail heavy Transit City) was basically just thrown upon my lap. And I went and spoke to premier,” said Ford. “I went back there and just told the premier that we want underground transit. It’s his project. He can do whatever he wants.”

Ford also brushed off recent comments from Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli that the province would be supporting council’s decision.

Shortly after the one-hour mark, the Fords had on former Maple Leafs player Wendel Clark to discuss the floundering Toronto hockey franchise.

At one point, Doug Ford asked if Clark was interested in a political career.

“There’s a position in ward 2 Etobicoke,” said Doug Ford, referring to his own ward. It is widely known Doug Ford is considering a provincial run, although others say he may just return to running the family business, Deco Labels.

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